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During the last century the sea lion was heavily hunted for its fur, depleting its population significantly. 

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Why is your species endangered?

·         Delicate diet that depends on 40 different types of Fungai

·         Clearing of habitat

·         Predators

·         Catastrophic wildfire

Why is your species important to the ecosystem?

·         Has a symbiotic with fungi- benefiting each other

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Why is your species endangered?

Because there is a lack of understanding of shark migration.

Frequently caught in commercial fishing nets and on fishing lines.

Why is your species important to the ecosystem?

Usually hunt seals and sea lions help keep animals pop in check.

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Why Is It Endangered?
- They survive on a highly specific diet, from the seeds of the desert brown stringy bark gums and are endangered due to the dependency and how localised these trees are. Additional to the scarcity of their food source, the land in which they depend on is being removed for urbanisation.

Why Is Your Species Important To The Ecosystem?
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Why is it endangered?
- because of a life threatening cancer called DFTD that spreads like a common cold but creates tumours around the neck and face, leaving it to die of starvation.
Why a keystone species?
- The Tasmanian Devils are responsible for ridding the Tasmanian environment of dead carcasses, recycling nutrients back into the soil.
Why is your species important to the ecosystem?
- The declining population of the Tasmanian devil is having significant impacts on the ecosystem.

- The devil is an apex predator, at the top of the food chain and therefore in its declining absence has affected the behavior and feeding patterns of the brushtail possums, this is due to possums generally running up trees for safety but now as they are gaining safety are remaining predominantly on the ground

- They occupy a very important niche in the ecological environment in which they live. Without them, other species would expand or take of that niche.

- They can be helpful for controlling level of feral cats or unwanted animals

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Importance:
They are proficient pollinators and seed spreaders, allowing plants to spread and flourish.
Reason for Endangerment:
Many habitats for the Flying Fox are being modified for human use, causing limited space and food shortages. Only 5% of their roost sites are protected but illegal human culling is shortening numbers drastically. The use of electrocution, shooting and noise generators are preventing the rehabilitation and relocation process.

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Australian Sea Lion.

The Australian Sea Lion unfortunately has a slow reproduction cycle. Therefore, periods of gestation can be difficult, resulting in issues with birth.

Aswell, the breeding sites are very fragile environments, important for the survival to the species but also are highly sensitive to human disturbance.

:( In 2008 the Australia sea lion was listed as an endangered species as it's already small population continues to decline :(

During the last century the sea lion was heavily hunted for its fur, depleting its population significantly.

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Northern Quoll           (Dasyurus Hallucatus)

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Northern Quoll           (Dasyurus Hallucatus)

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Importance to Ecosystem
> Eats small marsupials and mammals, snakes, lizards, fish and cats meaning it is a top-order predator.
> A wide variety of prey even though they help balance out ecosystem
Primary Threat:
> Fragile nesting behavior

slight disruptions scare the   females away (leaving the fertilised eggs unattended)

most frequently disrupted by humans

FACTS

Less than 440 Breeding Species

5% of adult eagles and 35% of juvenile eagles are killed each year by human contact

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Cassowary dung contains hundreds of seeds gathered over hectares of forest therefore spreading seeds and improving biodiversity in its habitat.
In the Wet Tropics cassowaries are distributed widely from Cooktown to Paluma Range. Approximately 89% of their remaining essential habitat in the Wet Tropics lies within protected tenures. Cassowary habitat in the Wet Tropics have been greatly reduced by land clearing, so cassowary numbers have decreased.

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Why is your species endangered ?

·        It's estimated that there are only 500 left.

·         Its unique skin is used to make high-quality leather.

·         its flesh is prepared for human consumption

·         incidental capture by recreational and commercial fishing and

Why is your species important to the eco system?

Eating almost any kind of fish, crustacean, shark, ray and squid, the grey nurse shark is a predator key in keeping a balance in the marine ecosystem.

Grey nurse sharks  produce few offspring, are slow to mature and late to reproduce.